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Moving to Merrylands - Holroyd from Cranbourne West

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Merrylands - Holroyd and Cranbourne West, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Cranbourne West
VIC · current home
Merrylands - Holroyd
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,490
27,002
Annual growth
+2.6%
+4.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,903/wk
$1,461/wk
Overseas born
41.4%
51.1%
Non-English-speaking background
44.7%
70.1%
Children aged 0–14
26.5%
20.4%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 3
IRSAD score
973
942
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
4
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,003
948
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,045
1,050
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
—
39
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$700,000
$1.43M
House price YoY
+5.3%
+4.6%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk A blank means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) — not that rent is unavailable there.
—
$800
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); a blank means no station matched within range for that suburb — not that it has no transport.
71 min
—
GPs nearby
3
4
Supermarkets nearby
7
3
Parks nearby
40
38
Train stations
0
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR · CSA Victoria (2025) — counts not comparable across states
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
1,115
3,156
Change vs prior year
+18%
0%

Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing (NSW) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →

Which school is zoned?

The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.

From · Cranbourne West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Quarters Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Cranbourne West.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 466
ICSEA 1003
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Cranbourne West (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Peter's College
Catholic 2,089 students
ICSEA 1045 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

To · Merrylands - Holroyd
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Merrylands Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Merrylands - Holroyd.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 620
ICSEA 936
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Merrylands - Holroyd (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Margaret Mary's Primary School
Catholic 574 students
ICSEA 1050 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Honest tradeoff

Merrylands - Holroyd has weaker government school academic context than Cranbourne West, with an average ICSEA of 948 compared to 1,003. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Merrylands - Holroyd 1,050 (1 school), Cranbourne West 1,045 (1 school).

There are 6 schools in Merrylands - Holroyd, compared to 4 in Cranbourne West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Merrylands - Holroyd at 70.1% (vs 44.7% in Cranbourne West).

Merrylands - Holroyd has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Cranbourne West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 104% higher in Merrylands - Holroyd ($1.43M vs $700,000).

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